It all happened as expected. New Zealand had managed to set a modest target of 39 for India to go up in the series 1-0. And India did, in style.
Another feather in Dhoni's cap, a 33-year old draught of a test win ended! Tremendous achievement indeed......given India's form off late, again it was expected though..........of course there were eternal critics like Sourav Ganguly, who has time and again brought up this issue of overseas test victory as the only litmus test of the quality of Dhoni's captaincy. It was a fitting reply to him and people like him.
A special mention of Sachin is a must, for the sheer brilliance and intensity of that man with the bat even after 20 hard, long years of international cricket. Great going dude! Nice to have you back as a player.......rather than a name.
Dravid was good, Laxman needs to pull up his socks and Yuvraj was a worry.......he still has not been able to put his mind over matters, when it comes to Test cricket. He seriously needs to bat with the same mindset with which he plays one-dayers.
Coming back to the victory, by now Dhoni has won 5 out of the 6 Test matches that he has captained, one being a draw. Superb record upfront. I would like to see though, how he reacts when a situation presents itself where India has to save a test from the brink of defeat. It will be interesting to see how he marshalls his resources under such tight situation.
All well for now though......time to enjoy and to get ready for the next one in Napier.
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